Chapter 1. Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy
Chapter 2. The Placenta as a Neuroendocrine Organ
Chapter 3. Adaptations of the Maternal Brain to Meet the Increased Energy Demands of Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 4. Regulation of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 5. Neuropeptide Pathways Controlling the Timing of Birth
Chapter 6. Oxytocin in Lactation and Parturition
Chapter 7. Lactation and the Control of the Prolactin Secretion
Chapter 8. Neuroendocrine Control of Maternal Behavior
Chapter 9. Cognition and Neuroplasticity during Pregnancy and Postpartum
Chapter 10. Neuroendocrinology of Perinatal Mental Illness.